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WM
9th June 2008, 07:22 PM
Who are Ahlul-Fatra (the people of intermission)?

They are those who the risalah of Islam has not reached.

But at what point can a person say that the Risalah of Islam has reached a people?

Is it enough that Muslims live among them? Is it enough that they know of the Prophet, sal Allahu `alayhi wa sallam?

The Prophet (sal Allahu `alayhi wa sallam) said: “I swear by him in whose hands is my soul, no Jew or Christian hears about me, and then dies without believing in what I have been sent with, except that he will be of the denizens of the Fire.” (Muslim)

The question is, what does 'hears about me' mean?

Is Sharh Muslim online?